Prompt: IDK
Prompter: MrsCastielFTW
Spoilers: season 5. Sometime between 5x2 and 5x3.
Rating: PG for language and sorry for the 'textisms'.
26. IDK
A little light livens the screen of Castiel's cell phone. He plucks it from his pocket and stares at the screen. He reads a message.
IDK
Confused, because – yet again – the Winchesters have forgotten to clue him in to some sort of cultural reference when using cellular phones. He hates having to use one in the first place. The voice keeps telling him to "load up" on minutes every month. He dislikes how that works. Too inconvenient.
But this, what did Sam call it? Texting? Even the word sounds funny coming from his voice. He calls Dean over from his spot at the table in the motel. He's been on a case with Dean for a week now. Sam is no longer being receptive to the idea of hunting. Dean – although hates leaving his brother out of his sight – lets him go. Castiel has no idea where the boy with the demon blood addiction is. Scratch that. Former addiction.
"Dean? What does IDK mean?" he asks, shoving the cell phone under Dean's nose. Dean rolls his eyes and bats the device away.
"It means, 'I don't know, Cas," he says gruffly, and continues to pour through a textbook on ghosts and family curses.
The angel sighs. "Dean, if you do not know the answer, then I should call Bobby."
Dean huffs again. He's getting a little aggravated at having to explain even simple cultural references to him. Why couldn't he have been like the other angels – apparently – and commit to voyeurism?
"No, Cas. Dude, the letters, Eye-Dee-Kay stand for I Don't Know. It's shorthand."
"Oh."
A few more minutes pass. Dean is thinking there might be something about this curse thing in town when he hears something. Pecking. The same sound when he tries typing long paragraphs. He looks up and sees Cas typing something into his phone. Texting.
Guess the nerdy dude with wings learns fast.
"Who are you sexting there?" he laughs, covering his own slight embarrassment at the term.
Castiel is very quiet, then gets up and shows the phone to Dean.
IDK,my bff Dean?